The Flank PT3 is a 450mm 24V exterior LED post and spike light inaluminium 3W giving 210lm at 3000K,CRI above 95, IP65 with a350 rotatable head and a honeycomb anti-glare lens, inblack, green or rust.

It runs on 24 volts, so it needs a transformer. This isnot a fitting you connect to a 240V circuit. A240V-to-24V low-voltage supply is required andno Telbix fitting in this range records one as supplied. That changes the job and the quote.Ask us before you order, and tell your electrician it is a low-voltage gardensystem. We stock them: an outdoor 24V transformer in 60W and 200W, both IP68, 240V mains in and 24V DC out. One transformer runs several fittings, so tell us how many you are installing and we will size it.

CRI above 95 the highest figure in this catalogue

Most exterior LEDs sit at 80. Good ones reach 90. The Flank isabove 95, which is gallery-grade colour accuracy and something wehave not found on any other fitting here. In a garden it meansfoliage reads as living green rather than grey, and bark, stone and rendered wallshold their real colour after dark. On a light whose entire job is to make planting look good atnight, that is the specification that matters most and our page never mentioned it.

A honeycomb lens, which solves the real problem with spike lights

The failure of most garden uplights is glare: you see the source, not the thingit is lighting, and walking down the path means looking into a bright point. Ahoneycomb lens is a fine cellular grid over the LED thatcuts the light off at an angle so from normal viewing positionsyou see the lit plant and not the fitting. It is the difference between a gardenthat looks lit and a garden with lights in it.

A 350 rotatable head

This is what the old page was cut off before saying. The head turns through nearly a fullcircle, so one fitting can be re-aimed as the planting grows without beingdug up and repositioned. On a garden light that outlives several seasons of growth, that is apractical rather than a decorative feature.

Black, green or rust and green is the one to think about

Green is uncommon and genuinely useful: a spike light sitsin the planting, and a green body disappears into foliage indaylight where a black one reads as a dark object. Rust suits timber, rammed earthand corten. Black is the default and disappears at night rather than by day. Allmatte.

How it compares to the Eslen. Both are 24V, 3Wgarden lights at IP65. The Eslen gives 140lm at CRI>90in solid brass or 316 stainless. The Flank gives210lm at CRI>95 in aluminium. So:Flank for more light and better colour; Eslen for coastal-grade materials.

IP65 and low voltage

Dust-tight and rated against water jets correct for a fitting sitting ina garden bed taking rain and sprinkler spray. 24V is inherently safer than240V in wet ground, and it lets several fittings run from one supply on light cable.The tail is 1,000mm and the fitting weighs 0.6kg.

Where it works

• Uplighting trees, shrubs and wall panels the honeycomb lens hides the source.
• Garden beds where planting will grow the head re-aims.
• Anywhere colour matters after dark CRI above 95.
• Needs a 24V transformer ask us what is supplied.
• Not a path or security light 210lm, deliberately shielded.

Specifying it

450mm high by 70mm, shade height120mm, 0.6kg, tail 1,000mm, inaluminium and glass, matte. Integrated3W COB LED giving 210lm at 3000K, included,CRI>95, honeycomb anti-glare lens,350 rotatable head, not dimmable.24V a low-voltage transformer is required and is not confirmed assupplied. ClassIII low voltage,IP65 dust-tight, rated against water jets. Warranty is three years, as areplacement warranty.

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Questions

Does it connect to a normal circuit?

No it runs on 24 volts, so a 240V-to-24V transformer is required, and no Telbix fitting in this range records one as supplied. Ask us before ordering, and tell your electrician it is a low-voltage garden system.

What does CRI above 95 actually do?

It is gallery-grade colour accuracy, and the highest figure we have found on any fitting in this catalogue most exterior LEDs sit at 80. In a garden it means foliage reads as living green rather than grey, and bark, stone and render hold their real colour after dark.

What is a honeycomb lens for?

Glare. Most garden uplights make you look into a bright point instead of at the thing being lit. A honeycomb lens is a fine cellular grid that cuts the light off at an angle, so from normal viewing positions you see the lit plant and not the fitting.

Can I re-aim it later?

Yes the head rotates through 350 degrees, so one fitting can be re-aimed as the planting grows without being dug up. Our old page was cut off before it said so.

Flank or Eslen?

Both are 24V, 3W, IP65 garden lights. The Flank gives 210lm at CRI above 95 in aluminium; the Eslen gives 140lm at CRI above 90 in solid brass or 316 stainless. Flank for more light and better colour; Eslen for coastal-grade materials.

Which colour should I choose?

Green, if the fitting sits in planting it disappears into foliage in daylight where black reads as a dark object. Rust suits timber, rammed earth and corten. Black is the default and disappears at night rather than by day.

Is it bright enough for a path?

No, and deliberately so 210lm behind a shielding lens is for accenting planting, not for lighting a walkway.